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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Work Package Manager Hardware

Project ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeLimours, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Engineering education.
  • At least 5 years of experience managing work packages in hardware development and/or industrial domains.
  • Successful experience delivering work packages valued at €10 million or more, lasting 3 to 5 years, and involving complex interfaces across engineering, industry, procurement, and suppliers.
  • Ability to lead projects, engage teams and key stakeholders, and support multidisciplinary teams in constrained and complex environments.
  • Ability to manage and adapt project-control processes to the needs and context.
  • Ability to anticipate difficulties, identify issues, and propose corrective action plans to meet objectives.
  • Ability to work collaboratively and develop effective interactions with others.
  • Customer- and deliverable-oriented approach.
  • Ability to simplify complex concepts and incorporate peer and expert input to strengthen relevant data.
  • Ability to contribute to operational excellence, including through lean practices.
  • Ability to work agilely.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare work-package definition sheets covering deliverables, detailed schedules, risks and opportunities, workload, and non-recurring costs, aligned with the work breakdown structure and organizational breakdown structure.
  • Manage and ensure delivery of commitments for schedule, cost, and quality across Thales internal activities and suppliers.
  • Identify and anticipate difficulties and propose corrective action plans to meet baseline objectives, including by appropriately managing risks and opportunities.
  • Coordinate and manage contributions from the various owners to ensure complete deliverables, including HwRR, HwPDR, HwCDR, FAI, HwTRR, and HwTQR.
  • Regularly update project-control data, including schedules, workload, risks and opportunities, and estimate at completion.
  • Prepare reports in accordance with project-level methodology.
  • Prepare project progress reviews with suppliers.
  • Establish and facilitate appropriate project-control routines, particularly using lean-methodology practices.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of the defense and radar domains.

About the Company

Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Thales designs and delivers critical technology for aerospace, defense, and digital security. Its products include electronics, software, and data-security systems that power air travel, payments, and modern military platforms, by integrating hardware and software to build systems such as avionics, radar, cybersecurity, and secure communications that collect sensor data and protect networks. It stands out through deep industrial experience, end-to-end solutions across defense, aerospace, and cybersecurity, and a focus on AI and quantum tech, aided by strategic acquisitions and partial state ownership. Its goal is to provide reliable, secure, and connected technologies that support national security, public safety, and everyday life by solving complex security and connectivity challenges.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Meudon, France
Founded
1893

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